Chapter 2

Jie Min got off the car as she looked at the house in front of her, although wasn't shabby it can't compare to the Chen's house. She could understand why the foolish her would refuse to stay and follow her father even though her father could not allowed her to live lavishly where she can buy any branded goods she wanted but her father could afford to allow her to live a peaceful life and allow her occasionally spend lavishly on one or two branded goods.

She really was foolish in the past…

Taking in a deep breath, Jie Min knocked on the door and waited patiently for her father to arrive. When the door opened, instead of her father there stood a young lad around the same age as her. She raised an eyebrow and looked at him, as she wanted to question him, she heard her father's voice.

"Who's that?" Her father asked from inside the house.

"I don't know… Some girl?" The guy said as he looked her up and down, upon hearing it Father Wang who was excited yet heart filled with doubt rushed towards the door. Finally seeing her father, she felt a lump stuck in her throat.

"Dad." She called out. Her father who had not seen her for a year got emotional and quickly invited her in.

"Cheng Kai go buy some Kentucky. Go. Go." Father Wang said practically chasing Cheng Kai out, shaking his head Cheng Kai left the house.

"How have you been Minmin?" He asked as he poured a glass of orange juice which she liked and handed it over to her.

"Dad im sorry." Jie Min apologised as she bowed her head towards her father, for causing him so much worry and being so unfilial towards him.

"Why are you apologising? Don't worry its okay" He said as he reached out wanting to caress her head but held back, seeing her father being so considerate towards her, her heart felt warm, she reached out towards her father hand and guide it to her head.

"Are you unhappy with your mother?" He asked lightly, hearing about her mother Jie Min furrowed her brows. Seeing his daughter action, it was obvious that she was clearly unhappy with her mother.

"Dad, I realised that money is superficial and that she never cared about me. I don't know why I stick to her and allowed her to brainwash me. Living with her and her husband is suffocating me, he scares me… He often has that look on his face like he wants to…" It was difficult for Jie Min to continue.

"He what!?" Listening to what Jie Min had said, father Wang was losing his self-control. He had wanted to look cool and sophisticated in front of his daughter but who the heck is that man to have those looks on his daughter?!

"Dad, can I move back with you?" Jie Min asked cautiously, after all the things she had done to her father she felt extremely shameless to come now to ask to stay with her father.

"Jie Min… Dad always welcome you, of course you can come stay with me! I'd be more than happy to have you back" Father Wang spoke his true feeling as he smiled happily, he was more than happy that his daughter has finally woken up and decided to leave that toxic bitch of a mother.

Thinking back to Tian Xin, she hopes that Tian Xin can moved with her to this area. Although it wasn't very far from home but it was still a distance away. She wishes that both Tian Xin and her can have a clean cut from the past. This include changing schools, phone number and everything. They were both turning 18 this year, so Tian Xin father can't control her anymore once she reached adulthood.

"Dad I think I'll need to wait till I'm 18 to move back here, after all my custody is with her…" Jie Min said.

We can go to court again, after all she… have another child now" Father Wang was trying to word his word afraid of hurting his precious girl but it doesn't seem like he was doing a very good job but lucky for him his daughter had no longer cared about her.

"I'm just afraid that he will force her to keep me…" Jie Min said her thoughts, she hadn't notice in the past but now that she had clear view of the picture, she couldn't help but find his action disgusting. In the past when he said that she should not date, said that she should keep her virginity, said that he will cherish her and teach her things she wasn't sure, she simply thought that he cared for her and treated her as a daughter.

And a daughter treated better than his real one…

But now, she just felt disgusted by his words…

"Fuck that man, does he seriously think he can get away with everything??" Father Wang got emotional and cussed.

"Dad… He has power and money he CAN get away with things,,, Plus he had spent so much time building his reputation up nobody would believe that he is actually a pervert…"

"How can dad feel safe letting you go back to that wolf dent?" Father Wang sighed and said worriedly. He should have been more adamant in the past in taking over his daughter custody. But he already had such a strain relationship with her in the past, he just wanted to make her happy.

He had thought that girls prefer to be with their mother and it was more convenient if she stayed with a female, he had also believed that she would do her part as her mother even though she was self-centred. What a big mistake on his part…

"Dad I trust that they can't do anything to me right now when I am still a minor. As long as I wait till my birthday, I'll be able to get out. It'll somehow work out" Jie Min said in a way as though she was convincing herself that it will be alright. Father Wang obviously knew his daughter well enough to know that she was also unsure.

"How about father rent a place near your area, that way you can come to me if something happens and I'll be able to protect you." Father Wang suggested, he really felt unsafe letting his daughter back home alone today.

"Wouldn't that inconve- "

"Of course not, Minmin you're my daughter. It's in me to want to sacrifice everything for you, no matter what you think of me I will always be with you and care for you. After all you're my daughter." Father Wang spoke sincerely, his words touched Jie Min so much she cried a little.

Her father had always tried to reach out to her but she felt so ashamed in the past that she could not reach out to her dad. She had also felt prideful and stubborn that whenever her father had asked about her living conditions she would lie and say that she's living her best life with her mother and stepfather.

But only she knew what kind of living condition she was living in…

After chatting for awhile more, Cheng Kai came back with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, he came in and set the bucket onto the table. Upon seeing him again, she looked over at her dad and asked "who is that?"

"He renting one of the extra rooms we have, he's father is a friend of mine and had asked me to rent out a room for him since he was studying interior design." Jie Min nodded her head as she listened to her father's word.

"Come let's have some fried chicken, you've like KFC's chicken since you were young" Father Wang urged as he got up and walked over to the dining table. Jie Min smiled as she also got up and walked over to the dining table, her father still remembered her taste whereas her mother…

She was forbidden from eating Fast Food ever since her mother married into the Chen family, she had not wanted Chen Guo Min to dislike them for having poor tastes like enjoying fried chicken and unhealthy food. They all sat together as they ate the fried chicken, and talked a little.

"Why don't you introduce yourself to my daughter" Father Wang said, after all if he daughter move back with him they'll be living under the same roof.

"I'm Cheng Kai, turning 19 this year. I'm studying at XX university and majoring in Interior design." He briefly introduced himself.

"Well, My name's Jie Min and I'm turning 18 this year. Currently studying in XX high school."

"Isn't that high school for incredibly rich students?" He asked as he looked at her appearance, she does look really well kept and clean.

"Well yes, my mother remarried." Although she said really little, it was easy to comprehend and understand.

They both started making small talks as they're around the same age and have things in common, and they hit it off pretty well.

"No way, you like playing shutter?" He asked shocked, Jie Min looked at him ridiculously although the game is popular and catered to guys but girls have been enjoying these types of games recently more so than ever.

Well, most of them refer this game to be a dating app.

"Let's play a round!" Cheng Kai suggested eagerly, he really want to see how well this girl will be at this game.

"You're on" Jie Min said as she launched the app on her phone, this game have both PC version as well as Mobile version and both of them can be linked together so you can still play when you're not on your laptops which make this game even more popular.

Jie Min equipped her character with her newest outfit and quickly added Cheng Kai as friend and entered the map as duos. This was a quick arcade format where the map is reduced by 2/3. After landing onto the map, they chose a gun they preferred and equipped it.

"Why are you dressed as a bunny girl??" Jie Min asked as he gave Cheng Kai a weird look.

"Well, why are you dressed in a suit?" Cheng Kai countered.

"I- Okay fair enough"

They quickly shifted their attention back to their phone as they quickly hide and shoot at the other players.

"SHIT! SHIT THEY'RE RIGHT THERE!! SHOOT THEM" Jie Min shouted as she shoot at the last two players but was shot right in the head by one of them.

"What the fuck??!!" she shouted in anger and looked over at Cheng Kai's screen.

"If you don't avenge me…" She threatened, "they're hiding behind the bush one of them is behind the tree. The one behind the tree is the one with the rifle."

"shush, I'll definitely avenge you." Cheng Kai said as he threw a grenade at the area before he scoped on his MSR omega as he headshot the one hiding in the bush, before throwing two more grenades towards the tree. One of the right and one of the left, forcing the player to move backwards.

While Cheng Kai did that, he quickly shifted his position to where he can see the player who was moving backwards trying to hide behind a rock. He smirked as he shoots the player using a HK416.

"YES!!" Jie Min shouted as the victory page load on her phone, "You're not bad huh" Jie Min praised as she shifted her position to a much more relax one.

"You're not that bad yourself. Another round?" And before long it was already late into the night, Jie Min ate dinner at her father's place and had to leave already. Father Wang was hesitant to let her leave but he can't stop her.

"Cheng Kai, drive my car and bring Jie Min back" Cheng Kai nodded as he got up and grab the car keys that was on the table before urging Jie Min to hurry up. "Bye dad, ill come visit again" She said as she carried her bag and walked out of the house.